Category Archives: power

Here’s the story at Weather.com: Arctic Cold Blast Continues; Wind Chill Alerts For Over Half U.S. Population The combination of wind and cold air is leading to dangerous and potentially life-threatening wind chills Wednesday over a large part of the … Continue reading →

The GAO, an independent gov’t watchdog agency, is forecasting serious problems as a result of the latest round of EPA regulations, requiring lower pollution and greater efficiency from power plants around the nations. Coal-fired plants cannot keep pace with the … Continue reading →

When the SHTF, one of the modern conveniences that is likely to be lost, at least for a while, is electrical power from the grid. We rely on the power grid for much of our daily activities (like writing this … Continue reading →

Perhaps I should have said “Probability” or “Eventuality”. The U.S. power grid is in terrible shape. It’s vulnerable to a terrorist attack. “an attack last year on a Pacific Gas & Electric substation near San Jose has heightened concern about … Continue reading →

This prepping and survival idea comes to us from South Korea, due to an unfortunate situation in that nation. The shutdown of six of their 23 nuclear power plants has brought frequent blackouts and high prices for electricity. To survive … Continue reading →

Power outages present a number of serious challenges to preppers. Internet access becomes difficult. Appliances do not function; the food in your refrigerator and freezer may go bad. Solar recharging of batteries and battery-powered devices is limited and can be … Continue reading →

Is it possible that new developments in North Korea’s missile and nuclear weapons programs could be putting them closer to having the ability to launch an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP) attack on the United States? As most of you probably … Continue reading →

As I watched the footage of passengers of Carnival’s cruise ship Triumph recount their tales of being stranded at sea for five days without power it occurred to me that this situation was not all that dissimilar to what happens … Continue reading →

Every New Years I like to take some time to reflect on what has happened over the past 12 months and evaluate my Preps for the year ahead. As this year comes to a close I consider myself very lucky … Continue reading →

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, millions are without power. It will take days, perhaps weeks, before power is restored to the vast majority of those homes. A power outage is one of the more difficult situations to Prep for. … Continue reading →

In previous posts we’ve talked about how critical electricity is to our way of life and the stability of our society. In fact, it is probably the number one thing that holds our country together and without it we could … Continue reading →

One of the more common scenarios considered by various prepping and survival blogs is how to cope with an extended power outage. The problems that arise from a lack of electrical power are many: heating, lighting, cooking, powering various devices … Continue reading →